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This is how I feel....I like the look of a hood scoop but I really think it should be functional. Seems like it would decrease your mpg some (if you care about it) by the wind not being able to pass through it but rather bounce off of it.

Another thing to consider is, approximately 98% (if not all) of the OEM hoods are contaminated. Read about the hood corrosion in the TSB. Instead of putting $$ in a hood scoop, why not put it towards something like a new hood with a built in functional hood scoop? If you are one of the unfortunates who have discovered the TSB, I'm sure you realize you are most likely out of warranty thus Ford will not cover it. For the amount of $$ that you would spend fixing it, you could have bought a whole new hood.

I'm a hood scoop fan myself, although I tend to like the ones built into the hood itself rather than added later or put through a hole in the hood. I have the stock ford one and personally I love the way it looks, I like the low profile. But down the road I think I might replace the hood for something cleaner.

unless you have a top mounted intercooler, a carbureted engine, or its a heat extraction/cowl induction just realize it is just for looks and pointless otherwise. Don't go to the trouble of drilling holes because now you just made something not functional, not functional.

unless you have a top mounted intercooler, a carbureted engine, or its a heat extraction/cowl induction just realize it is just for looks and pointless otherwise. Don't go to the trouble of drilling holes because now you just made something not functional, not functional.

I think you're misunderstanding the fact that those with hood scoops that don't function do exactly that....don't function.

I mean there are tons of mods to do to cars that don't add HP but are still worth it. Not everything has to be for "go" if you ask me

I think you're misunderstanding the fact that those with hood scoops that don't function do exactly that....don't function.

I mean there are tons of mods to do to cars that don't add HP but are still worth it. Not everything has to be for "go" if you ask me

We have already had this discussion so why have it again.

Adding stuff to your car for looks, like paint, louvres, wheels, spoilers, etc. are fine becuase they do what they were meant to do. Not everything you add to your car needs to add hp. Adding parts that used to have function for looks crosses the line (for me) for being absolutely pointless. How would you feel about bolting on a huge fake blower out the top of my hood or the ricers that put a speaker under the hood that sounds like a turbo's BOV.

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